Jurgen Klopp picked up his first win as Germany boss with a 2-0 victory over Serbia in the Nations League.


2026/2027 UEFA Nations League

2-0

Match Report

Florian Wirtz was the star of the show in a relentless display from the home side at the Allianz Arena, with the Liverpool midfielder scoring the second goal after Tom Bischof got a deserved opener late in the first half.

Germany started on the front foot as Aleksandar Pavlovic curled narrowly wide before Nick Woltemade sent a header off target, while Gnabry dragged an effort wide of the left post in the 18th minute, following a brilliant pass from Wirtz.

Djordje Petrovic was then on hand to deny both Gnabry and Wirtz with two brilliant saves, but he could do nothing when Bischof fired into the roof of the net after Wirtz's initial effort bounced back off the post, six minutes before half-time.

Germany continued to push either side of the break, with Petrovic tipping a fierce attempt from Bischof over the bar before Said El Mala's deflected strike landed just wide of the right post after the restart.

Woltemade inexplicably fired over from mere yards out from Philipp Treu's cross, but Germany doubled their lead just past the hour as Wirtz showed brilliant skill to take in a pass from Maximilian Mittelstadt and dribble past Srdjan Babic before scoring.

Serbia's first, and only, shot came in the 78th minute as Jonas Urbig easily dealt with a long-range attempt from Filip Kostic, as Germany's dominance on the ball was too much for the visitors to handle.

Wirtz inspires Germany to three points

The only criticism Klopp could possibly give his side will relate to their wastefulness in front of goal, as they scored just twice despite accumulating 3.82 expected goals (xG) from 32 shots, six of which were Opta-defined big chances.

Germany had as many shots on goal in the first half as they managed in their entire previous match against Greece (16).

But the former Liverpool boss will take great joy from the performance of current Reds player Wirtz; aside from the two goals, Klopp's biggest smile on the touchline came when Wirtz regained possession in the final third.

Despite his struggles at club level this term, Wirtz was at his best for Germany against Serbia. He created a match-high six chances, recorded the most touches in the opposition box (eight) and completed two of his three dribbles, while also playing a key role in Bischof's opener.

Wirtz scored his 12th goal for Germany at the age of 21 years and 37 days; only Edmund Conen in 1935 (20 years, 281 days) and Lukas Podolski in 2006 (20 years, 357 days) reached this milestone for the German national team at a younger age.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

5' Mittelstädt takes aim from the edge of the penalty area but pulls his effort wide of the near post

8' Pavlović was just off target with a low, bending attempt

11' Woltemade puts a close-range header well wide from a central position

16' Highlight from Germany vs Serbia

19' Wirtz plays the forward in and he shoots but unlucky to see it flash past the far post

25' Match Event for Germany vs Serbia

31' Woltemade sets up Gnabry but the goalkeeper produces a good stop to keep his team on level terms

35' Petrović saves a header from Florian Wirtz

39' GOAL! Bischof puts the rebound high into the net and give hosts advantage! Germany 1-0 Serbia

61' GOAL! Wirtz doubles the lead for hosts! Germany 2-0 Serbia

73' Yellow Card! Gudelj booked

76' The hosts introduce some more fresh legs, with Baur, Burkardt and Conté all brought on

79' Yellow Card! Maksimovic booked for a foul on Burkardt

85' Match Event for Germany vs Serbia

88' Highlight from Germany vs Serbia

Line-ups

Germany XI: Gnabry, Anton, M. Mittelstädt, Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade, Philipp Treu, Jonas Urbig, Wirtz, Tom Bischof, Derry Scherhant, Pavlovic

Subs: Finn Dahmen, Janelt, David Raum, Ridle Baku, Jonathan Burkardt, Noah Atubolu, Yannik Engelhardt, Mika Baur, Bambasé Conté, Finn Jeltsch, Said El Mala, Lennart Karl

Serbia XI: Tadic, Gudelj, Kostic, A. Živković, Babic, Jovic, Maksimovic, Djordje Petrovic, Strahinja Erakovic, Stefan Dzodic, Kosta Nedeljkovic

Subs: Lukic, Vanja Milinković-Savić, Aleksa Terzić, Joveljic, Filip Stanković, Lazar Samardžić, S. Pavlovic, Aleksandar Stanković, Ognjen Mimović, Nikola Simic, Mihajlo Cvetkovic, Vasilije Kostov